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Quantock speaks up at mental health seminar

ROD Quantock brought a hilarious and occasionally revolutionary tone to a mental health education seminar held in Torquay North last week. The comedian and writer...

Builders tee off again to support River’s Gift

THE Geelong construction industry has walked the fairways again on a fundraising golf day in Torquay to support research into sudden infant death syndrome...

Worthy recipients score funding win

A QUARTET of not-for-profit groups have received their share of $10,000 through the first Portarlington Golf Club Community Contribution Fund. The Wallington Cricket Club, Portarlington...

Labor says local workers will build Geelong’s convention centre

THE state Labor government has promised local companies will be heavily involved in constructing the long-awaited Geelong Convention Centre. Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford,...

Group calls for help to keep Armstrong Creek beautiful

RESIDENTS in Armstrong Creek have invited the community to pitch in and help the environment to keep Armstrong Creek beautiful this Sunday. The Armstrong Creek...

Shire buys land to extend Eastern Reserve

THE Surf Coast Shire has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million to buy land as part of its plan to eventually create a second...

Labor pledges big kinder build

STATE Labor says its pledge to upgrade early education across Victoria will create nearly 1,000 extra kindergarten places in Geelong by 2029. Announced last week...

Geelong lights up at White Night

CENTRAL Geelong lit up with colour and movement on Saturday evening, with a crowd estimated at more than 70,000 flocking to the city’s first...

Pivot Summit moves to May

THIS year’s Pivot Summit has been pushed back by five months, but organisers say the move has been done to better tie it in...

Dogs and their owners enjoy a day out

HUNDREDS of people and their four-legged friends took part in a jam-packed Dog Day Out at Wallington's WRG on the weekend. The event, which celebrated...

Barefoot Bowls aims to attract younger veterans

THE Ocean Grove Barwon Heads (OGBH) RSL Sub-Branch is holding a Barefoot Bowls Veteran’s Family Day next month to help attract a younger crowd. The...

Trivia night to support Christmas Spectacular

THE organisers of the popular Warralily Christmas Spectacular are holding a fundraising trivia night next week. All are welcome to get their thinking caps on...

Geelong and Warrnambool railway work tenders released

EXPRESSIONS of interest are being sought for major upgrades to the Warrnambool and Geelong railway line. The multi-million-dollar contract would include a major upgrade to...

Letters To The Editor – October 18, 2018

Ball committee says thank you

PROPERTY MAG SHOWS OFF SOUTH-WEST

The annual Charles Stewart Spring Property Portfolio is out now. It offers 35 of the latest quality cropping, grazing, dairy, lifestyle investment and residential properties...

Town by town snapshot: Jan Juc

The size of Jan Juc is approximately 6.2 square kilometres with four notable parks covering nearly...

Home building beats expectations in 2017/18

Recently released ABS building activity data for the June quarter of 2018 has shown better-thanexpected results. HIA Economist Diwa Hopkins said that Australia’s home building...

QUAY2 display village a hit with homebuyers

Intrapac Property’s muchanticipated QUAY2 display village was launched last weekend with an impressive turnout coming to see the great range of new home designs...

Sustainable homes go on show

The Geelong region Sustainable House Day was another great success over the weekend with the unique event giving many homeowners the chance to inspect properties...

Surf Coast FC award winners

Surf Coast FC held its presentation night recently. Award winners were as follows and are pictured on this page U12 Girls Best & Fairest Jessamy Bennett R/U...

Women’s football set to soar at Drysdale

VFLW star and Ocean Grove local Lauren Bazeley has been announced as the inaugural Under 18’s women’s coach for 2019 at the Drysdale Football...

FROM THE MAT WITH TORQUAY BOWLS CLUB

THE greens are open and there is a real buzz around the club for the start of the new season. With top quality bowls, great...

Torquay Groms go “bang” interstate

IT’S that time of year when the groms come out of the booties and hoods they wear during our long Victorian winter and head...

Coastyle’s labours of love

COASTYLE loves to work closely with clients, hear their stories, understand what they want and deliver the perfect home. Based on the Bellarine for more...